Return-path: Received: from mail-iy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]:45641 "EHLO mail-iy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753037Ab2ABRIU (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:08:20 -0500 Message-ID: <4F01E480.2070800@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20120102_180825_624774_749E7158) Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:08:16 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John W Linville , torvalds@linux-foundation.org CC: chaoming_li@realsil.com.cn, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: rtl8192cu: Delay firmware file read until needed to fix at drivers/base/firmware_class.c:537 References: <4effd8e3.n1quWeZQBSRwqFJt%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <4effd8e3.n1quWeZQBSRwqFJt%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12/31/2011 09:54 PM, Larry Finger wrote: > A recent LKML thread (http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1112.3/00965.html) > discusses the the WARNING listed below, which occurs after a suspend/resume cycle. For > rtl8192cu, the problem was fixed by delaying the firmware loading until the interface is > brought up. By this time, the userspace support is available. John, Please drop this patch. The "fix" only cures the symptom, not the underlying cause. I will rework and resubmit. Thanks, Larry